The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-04-02

his work, reaching out in every direction
from the Gospel of Christ as it did, Mr..
Beecher reminds us OF one OF the faithful
Hebrew prophets; those men Of God who
did not hesitate to rebuke kings, lead the
people in every needed moral, social and
political reform, and even inaugurate
revolutionary methods of political re-
demption. Mr.. Beecher stood among us
modern Elijah or Samuel of the State,
as we'll as the Paul of the Church in his
generation.
"He rose above the sects OF divided
religious world, and ignored them all he
could. He rose, like the sun, to claim all
heaven above him, all the earth beneath
him, and the great universe around him
as his field for the study OF truth, and
with fearless independence he went for
ward as leader of men, the marvel of
his friends and the invincible king of his
enemies"
The conversion Of Major Charles FL.
Blackburn, a noted criminal lawyer of
Cincinnati, is one of the events of the
day, although it is under the partialist
banner. For many years he has been rec
ognized as an able abettor Of evil doors in
escaping the penalties Of the law, and his
social habits were of debasing charac-
ter. In his new role as an evangelist he
is already very popular. Intellectually
he is able to do much good, and we hope
for his stability and his growth into larger
thoughts of God and man.
We all realize the struggles our col
leges have endured in order to maintain
their existence While endowment funds
are still greatly needed, yet one point
has been overlooked by the donors to
these in lions. Our schools should be
thoroughly equipped; funds should be
on hand ready to pick up what would be
of value to the institutions. A case in
point:
Many of us have known that the finest
chronological and geological cabinet in
this State belonged to Rev. J. P. Mac
Lean. The collection contained many
rare and unique specimens and was Sc
lected with great care. The collection
was offered in turn to all our colleges at
five per cent of it's actual value. All want
ed it but none were prepared. DR.. ID. J.
Brinton, the distinguished ethnologist, of
Philadelphia, heard of it and purchased
the chronological part for the Philadelphia
Academy of Sciences. He pronounced it
more valuable than the collection of
W. s. Vaux that cost $4,000. 1t is now
on exhibition at Media, Pa, and is known
as the MacLean Collection" The geo.
logical collection was purchased for the
State Normal School at Cortland, N. Y.
1t was classified and put up in the col
lege by Br. MacLean in February last.
While engaged in arranging the cab
met the professors wanted Br. MacLean
to lecture before the school. 1t has been
organized for eighteen years, and it is a
rule of the school never to allow any but
members of the faculty to address the
pupils, and the only exception is this case
of Br. MacLeap. After the lecture the
president offered the following resolu-
tons, which were adopted by the three
hundred students present:
Resolued, That we have listened with
most intense interest and pleasure, as
we'll as with the greatest profit, to the
lecture on the "Spanish Conquest of
Mexico" delivered by Prof. J. P. Mac
Lean.
Resolved, That we recommend Prof.
MacLean to all parties DESTROYS of secur-
ing a lecturer who is characterized by
habits of thorough in yestigation, by ex-
tensive learning, by indefatigable indus
try, by devotion to the facts of history, by
his agreeable manner as speaker and by
his singleness of devotion to his studies.
This is certainly very hattering re-
ception to our brother, in which we re-
joice, for we may claim him as one of our
own boys. When we were pastor of our
church at Springboro, he came regularly
to the services with his father, who led
him by the hand, when he was mere
boy, and we have watched his progress
with much pleasure.
Since last report we have received
the assessment in full from Spring boro
church and in part from Mason, and
hope to receive the balance before the
Convention meets.
Rev. J. FL. Blackford supplied for
Rev. J. P. MacLean, at Miami City, last
Sunday.